WALY (103.9 FM, "WALY 103.9") is an American

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serving the

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, area. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media. currently playing an

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History

The station began playing a format of Top 40 and middle of the road music in its early days, first signing on as WHGM on March 28, 1970, more than three and a half years after the construction permit had been issued in the spring of 1966. WHGM was originally owned by John Powley, whose interests were primarily in television. Powley owned a financial stake in

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AM-FM-TV in

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and would sign on an ABC-TV affiliate in Altoona six years later, known as WOPC-TV. On New Year's Eve of 1986, the station was sold to Mid-Atlantic Radio, Inc., a company headed by Gregory Guise. The sale happened about ten months after Powley had sold the license of his television station, which had been silenced due to financial problems. The format was then changed to adult contemporary and the station moved from its transmitter location atop Wopsononock Mountain in Dysart to downtown Altoona. The following March 9, 1987, the call letters were changed to WALY, which are still used today. WALY was later used on a Local Access Channel in the early 90s. The station was sold again to S&P Broadcasting in February 1989 for $1 million, and then to its current owner, then known as Forever Broadcasting, Inc. in 1997. Founder John Powley died in 2008. It was announced on October 12, 2022 that Forever Media is selling 34 stations, including WALY and the entire Altoona cluster, to

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-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.3 million. The deal closed on January 2, 2023.

Sister stations

The sister stations of WALY in the Altoona market are 98.1

WFGY WFGY (98.1 FM, "Froggy 98.1") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts a Froggy-branded country format. WF ...

, 100.1

WWOT WWOT (100.1 FM) is the Top 40 music formatted radio station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media and is related to Hot 92.1 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The station has an ERP of 3,000 watts. History of the ...

, 104.9

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, 1290

WFBG WFBG (1290 AM) is a news/talk radio station broadcasting in Altoona, Pennsylvania. WFBG originally broadcast on the frequency of 1310 kilohertz and was known as "The Voice of the Alleghenies." It signed on in 1924, at 100 watts. Its call letters ...

, and 1430

WTNA WTNA (1430 AM) is an oldies radio station licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station airs an oldies format and is branded as "Toona 1430 & 99.7". The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media. WTNA is the flagship station for Altoona Curve b ...

Weekday programming

*6 a.m. to 10 a.m. - K.C. O'Day *10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Bill Kurtis *3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - JoJo *7p.m. to 12 a.m. - Intelligence For Your Life with John Tesh

Saturday Programming

*7 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Totally Awesome 80s with Kent Jones

Sunday Programming

*7 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Intelligence For Your Life with John Tesh *12 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Totally Awesome 80s with Kent Jones (Repeat) *7 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Intelligence For Your Life with John Tesh (Repeat)

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